Direct flights from Brisbane to Vietnam

Queenslanders will soon be able to fly directly from Brisbane to Vietnam for the first time. Here’s what’s happening.

Brisbane is set to welcome its first direct flights from Vietnam this June, with twice-weekly flights from Ho Chi Minh expected to see more than 31,000 visitors arrive in Queensland within the first year.

Vietjet will be the first Vietnamese carrier to fly direct to Queensland, with the airline operator expecting direct flights to grow to four each week by the third year of operations.

Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said international aviation was “highly-competitive”, but it was crucial to fast-tracking the economic recovery of the state following the Covid pandemic.

“Direct inbound services from Ho Chi Minh City will make family reunions for Queensland’s Vietnamese community even easier but landing Vietjet for Brisbane is just the beginning,” he said.

Vietjet will soon offer direct flights between Queensland and Vietnam.

“With a rapidly growing economy, more Vietnamese are looking to travel and increasing numbers of students are choosing Queensland as their study destination, which Vietjet’s direct flights will support.

“This is another big win for our $200 million aviation war chest which is tipped to add 1.18 million direct international inbound seats to Queensland and almost a billion dollars for the visitor economy.”

Brisbane Airport Corporation chief executive Gert-Jan de Graaff described the new deal as “historic”.

“Vietnam is a rapidly growing market for Queensland and we are delighted to have Vietjet join the BNE family,” he said.

“To have Vietnam and the Sunshine State connected for the first time by non-stop flights will deliver benefits in two countries.”